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Le présent be + -ing : l’action en cours et le futur proche
Former le présent be + -ing (am, is, are + V-ing) avec l’orthographe du -ing, le mettre à la forme négative et interrogative ; l’employer pour une action en cours ou un projet proche, et le distinguer du présent simple (A1/A1+)
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Les 36 questions du QCM en version texte
Pour réviser sans écran ou imprimer : chaque question avec ses propositions ; la bonne réponse et son explication se déplient.
Niveau facile ★ — 12 questions
I ___ playing football.
- A. is
- B. be
- C. are
- D. am
Réponse
D. am — I → am.
She ___ reading a book.
- A. are
- B. am
- C. is
- D. be
Réponse
C. is — she → is.
We ___ watching a film.
- A. am
- B. are
- C. is
- D. has
Réponse
B. are — we → are.
Forme -ing de « run » :
- A. runing
- B. running
- C. runeing
- D. runnning
Réponse
B. running — running (consonne doublée).
Forme -ing de « make » :
- A. makeing
- B. makking
- C. making
- D. makying
Réponse
C. making — making (e muet supprimé).
Forme -ing de « play » :
- A. playeing
- B. plaing
- C. playing
- D. playng
Réponse
C. playing — playing (cas général).
« Je suis en train de manger » se dit :
- A. I am eating.
- B. I eating.
- C. I is eating.
- D. I eat.
Réponse
A. I am eating. — I am eating.
« Elle est en train de dormir » se dit :
- A. She is sleeping.
- B. She sleep.
- C. She are sleeping.
- D. She sleeping.
Réponse
A. She is sleeping. — She is sleeping.
« Ils travaillent en ce moment » se dit :
- A. They work now.
- B. They are working now.
- C. They are workings now.
- D. They are work now.
Réponse
B. They are working now. — They are working now.
Forme -ing de « swim » :
- A. swiming
- B. swimeing
- C. swymming
- D. swimming
Réponse
D. swimming — swimming (consonne doublée).
« Nous regardons un film maintenant » se dit :
- A. We are watch a film now.
- B. We is watching a film now.
- C. We are watching a films now.
- D. We are watching a film now.
Réponse
D. We are watching a film now. — We are watching a film now.
Forme -ing de « take » :
- A. taking
- B. takeing
- C. takking
- D. tayking
Réponse
A. taking — taking : le e muet de take disparaît devant -ing.
Niveau moyen ★★ — 12 questions
Forme négative de « I am playing » :
- A. I don't playing.
- B. I'm not playing.
- C. I not am playing.
- D. I amn't playing.
Réponse
B. I'm not playing. — I'm not playing.
Forme négative de « She is working » :
- A. She don't working.
- B. She not is working.
- C. She isn't working.
- D. She doesn't working.
Réponse
C. She isn't working. — She isn't working.
Forme question de « You are listening » :
- A. Are you listening?
- B. You are listening?
- C. Is you listening?
- D. Do you listening?
Réponse
A. Are you listening? — Are you listening?
Complète : Look! It ___ raining!
- A. is
- B. am
- C. are
- D. be
Réponse
A. is — it → is.
« Que fais-tu en ce moment ? » se dit :
- A. What do you do?
- B. What you are doing?
- C. What does you doing?
- D. What are you doing?
Réponse
D. What are you doing? — What are you doing? (présent continu, action en cours).
Quelle phrase est correcte avec un verbe d’état ?
- A. I am liking this song.
- B. I liking this song.
- C. I am like this song.
- D. I like this song.
Réponse
D. I like this song. — like est un verbe d’état : il ne s’emploie normalement pas avec be + -ing : I like this song.
« Elle écrit un e-mail à sa grand-mère » :
- A. She write an email to her grandmother.
- B. She are writing an email to her grandmother.
- C. She is writing an email to her grandmother.
- D. She writing an email to her grandmother.
Réponse
C. She is writing an email to her grandmother. — She is writing… : is + write sans le e muet (writing).
Complète : My parents ___ not watching TV right now.
- A. am
- B. is
- C. are
- D. has
Réponse
C. are — parents = they → are not (aren’t).
« Il ne travaille pas, il joue » :
- A. He don't working, he playing.
- B. He isn't working, he's playing.
- C. He doesn't working, he's playing.
- D. He not is working, he play.
Réponse
B. He isn't working, he's playing. — He isn't working, he's playing.
Quelle est la bonne question pour une action en cours ?
- A. Is she cooking dinner?
- B. Does she cook dinner?
- C. She is cooking dinner?
- D. Cook she dinner?
Réponse
A. Is she cooking dinner? — Is she cooking dinner? (présent continu).
Complète : We ___ having a picnic in the park today.
- A. is
- B. am
- C. has
- D. are
Réponse
D. are — we → are having.
« Regarde, le chien creuse un trou ! » :
- A. Look, the dog dig a hole!
- B. Look, the dog is digging a hole!
- C. Look, the dog are digging a hole!
- D. Look, the dog digging a hole!
Réponse
B. Look, the dog is digging a hole! — Look, the dog is digging a hole! (dig → digging, consonne doublée).
Niveau difficile ★★★ — 12 questions
Repère l'erreur : « I am knowing the answer. »
- A. I
- B. am knowing
- C. the answer
- D. aucune erreur
Réponse
B. am knowing — know est un verbe d'état, normalement pas au présent continu : I know the answer.
Quelle est la forme -ing correcte de « listen » ?
- A. listenning
- B. listening
- C. listning
- D. listenying
Réponse
B. listening — listening : pas de doublement car l'accent n'est pas sur la dernière syllabe.
Quelle phrase emploie correctement be + -ing pour une situation temporaire ?
- A. She lives in London this year.
- B. She living in London this year.
- C. She are living in London this year.
- D. She is living in London this year.
Réponse
D. She is living in London this year. — situation temporaire → présent continu : is living.
Repère l'erreur : « She is wanting a new phone. »
- A. is wanting
- B. She
- C. a new phone
- D. aucune erreur
Réponse
A. is wanting — want est un verbe d’état, normalement pas au continu : She wants a new phone.
Quelle est la forme -ing correcte de « stop » ?
- A. stopeing
- B. stoping
- C. stopping
- D. stoppping
Réponse
C. stopping — stopping (consonne doublée, verbe court CVC).
Quelle phrase est une forme négative correcte de be + -ing ?
- A. They doesn't playing football.
- B. They isn't playing football.
- C. They aren't playing football.
- D. They not playing football.
Réponse
C. They aren't playing football. — They aren't playing football (they → aren't).
Trouve l'erreur : « What is you doing? »
- A. is
- B. What
- C. you
- D. doing
Réponse
A. is — you → are : What are you doing?
Quel verbe peut normalement s’employer avec be + -ing ?
- A. run
- B. like
- C. want
- D. know
Réponse
A. run — run est une action, pas un état : elle peut s'utiliser au continu (running).
« Il pleut, alors nous restons à la maison » :
- A. It's rain, so we're stay at home.
- B. It raining, so we're staying at home.
- C. It's raining, so we are stay at home today.
- D. It's raining, so we're staying at home.
Réponse
D. It's raining, so we're staying at home. — It's raining, so we're staying at home (les deux au présent continu, actions du moment).
Repère l'erreur : « My brother is play the guitar. »
- A. My brother
- B. is play
- C. the guitar
- D. aucune erreur
Réponse
B. is play — après be, le verbe prend toujours -ing : is playing the guitar.
Quelle phrase distingue correctement l’habitude et l’action en cours ?
- A. I am playing tennis every week, but right now I read.
- B. I play tennis right now, but every week I am reading.
- C. I play tennis every week, but right now I am reading.
- D. I am playing tennis every week, but right now I am reading.
Réponse
C. I play tennis every week, but right now I am reading. — habitude (présent simple : play every week) vs action en cours (présent continu : am reading).
Repère l'erreur : « We are shoping in town this afternoon. »
- A. We
- B. are
- C. in town
- D. shoping
Réponse
D. shoping — shop est un verbe court en consonne-voyelle-consonne : il double sa consonne finale → shopping.
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